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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
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    • The Story Behind the Header
    • Blog’s Mission Statement
    • Blog Series
    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
  • Faith
  • Motherhood
    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
  • Military & Veteran Life
    • Encouragement and Resources for the Military Wife
    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
  • Pregnancy & Birth
    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
    • ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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    • Ezra’s Story
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    • 31 Days of Supporting the Special Needs Family
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  • Start Here!
    • Hi, I’m Aprille…
    • Contact Me!
    • The Story Behind the Header
    • Blog’s Mission Statement
    • Blog Series
    • Top Ten Posts of All Time
    • Legalism and Grace: How I Left the IFB Movement and Chose Grace
    • Grace: How a Recovering Legalist Moves Forward in Faith
    • Online Writing Portfolio
  • Marriage
    • Our Love Story
  • Faith
  • Motherhood
    • Mothering Through Fatigue Blog Series
    • 20 Posts to Encourage Young New Moms
  • Military & Veteran Life
    • Encouragement and Resources for the Military Wife
    • Our final military deployment homecoming: finally together forever!
    • Homecoming 2009
  • Pregnancy & Birth
    • 31 Days of Preparing for VBAC {An Introduction}
  • Homeschooling
    • Homeschooling special needs: a story of transformation
    • ADHD Homeschooling: Hacks, Tricks, and Tips for Making It Work
  • Preschool Years
    • Home preschool resources for the tired, non-creative, busy mom
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    Mother’s Day and Special Needs Parenting

    / May 11, 2014 / 4 Comments

    As a special needs mom on Mother's Day, I feel full of joy and hope. Though I do not always know where this journey is taking us, I do know all things are…

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    I’m not lazy. I’m a “real mom” with Chronic Fatigue

    / March 3, 2014 / 42 Comments

    I don’t really want this to be my reality. But it is, so I am trying to rest in grace while trying to navigate mothering through my limitations and feel less alone in…

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    A FREE printable for the friend of a special-needs mom

    / January 17, 2014 / 6 Comments

    Here is a free printable version of the post "How To Encourage a Special-Needs Mom (When You Aren't One) for distribution between friends in person or at churches or community events to spread…

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    The Power of Friendship: 5 Ways to Help a Special Needs Mom

    / January 13, 2014 / 7 Comments

    Do you have a friend who has a child with special needs and wonder just what to say or how to help? Here are five ways! Guest post from Katie from Wonderfully Made.

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    Building bridges through blogging

    / January 5, 2014 / 11 Comments

    I want to be a voice that starts a much-needed dialogue between people facing different circumstances and difficulties. I want to be a voice that helps create unlikely friendships through the power of…

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    Being friends with a special needs mom: 10 ways to encourage & support

    / June 10, 2013 / 447 Comments

    It was the summer of 2010 and I and my two best online friends, Kathryn and Sara were expecting our little boys. We had met on Christian Military Wives and were all due within a…

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